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CORNELL VICTORIOUS.
The wearers OF the White Defeated
by Only Two Feet.
A Piucky Contest from the Start TO
the Finish.
The Race Rowed In Very Rough
Water-Time Q Minutes SO 3-4
Seconds.

WORCESTER, July 5.-Cornell won the mile
aud half straight away race for four cared
crews of the Intercollegiate Rowing Asso-
citation at Acknowledgement this afternoon.
The race was hotly contested. neither crew
having an advantage of more than a length
at any one time Never was clear water be-
tween them, and for at least mile the shells
were bow and bow. B0wdoin and Cornell
only started. At All o'clock the word was
and sped away at 80 strokes a minute. Bow
dOin followed instantly at Al strokes The
Now Workers thus gained an advantage more
than equal TO the two feet of space by which
they won, but nobody protested, and the
crews were not called back. At the end of a
quarter Of mile each crew rOwed slower
stroke. Bowdoin % and Cornell 35 The
downeasters then spurted and gained slight
advantage, but in another quarter of mile
lost it. Half mile from the finish Cornell
spurted to 81 strokes. Bowdoin continued at
3S till within go feet of the finish, when she
struck out at 40 Both boats crossed the line
so near together that nobody in the referees
boat could tell which won. The Judges on
the shore said Cornell won by two feet. The
official time was minutes 3S "a seconds.
Probably this is six or seven seconds too
fast The water was very Tough and both
boats shipped considerable water. Fielder
up, and Narney, the Bewd0in stroke, laid
down in the boat after the race. but is not
seriously affected, however. Cornell thus
wins the Intercollegiate championship and
the silver cup offered by private parties.
The crews, which have been in practice at
the lake for the past ten days under profess
ional training, are made up as follows:
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The National League.
The following games were played in the
National League, Monday
AT DETROIT.
Morning Detroits. Z; Bostons, g. Base
hits-Detr0its, 8; BostOns. s. ErrOrs-De-
trOits, l; Bostons, 8. Pitchers-Baldwin and
Madden.
Afternoon--The game in the afternoon
was called after the fourth inning on account
Of rain. The score stood to I. Weidman
and Radbourne were the pitchers.
AT CHICAGO.
Observation-Disclosures, 8; New Yorks, /.
Base hits-Chicagos, Z; New Yorks. s. Err
rors-Chicagos, 8; New Yorks, 10. Pitchers
-Clarkson and Keefe.
Afternoon-Chicag A. New Yorks, 2.
Base hits-Chicag0s. A. New Yorks, s. Err
rOrs-Chicagos, 3; New YOrks, o. Pitchers
Baldwin and Welch.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Morning-Philadelph o; Pittsburgs. 3.
Base hits -Philadelphias, 49, Pittsburgs, 10.
Errors-P Philadelphlas. 6; Pittsburgs, 13
Pitchers-Casey and Mccormick.
Afterno0n-Pittsburgs S. Philadelphias,
4. Base -Pittsburgs. 10; Phiadelphias,
3: Errors-Pittsburgs, Z; Philadelphias, TO-
Pltchers-Galvin and Ferguson.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Morning g-Washingtons, G; Indianapolis,
2. Base hits-Washlngtons, II; Indianap0-
lis, 6. Errors-Washingtons 8; Indianapolis,
4. Pitchers-O'Day and Boyle.
Afternoon game prevented by rain.
Thefollowing games were played in the
National League yesterday:
AT CHICAGO.
cDicaaosig lRnlRgs, '.....d S9
New SisSSsi 9orks........o s
Base hlts-Chcagos, II; New Yorks, 16. Er
rors-Chcagos. 3; New Yorks. s. Earned runs
Chicagos, 8: New Yorks, ]. Batteries-Van Hal
tren and DAILY, Keefe and Tlernan, 0'Rourke apC
Brown.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
lnningS..........1 6 Z s o
Indianapolis. 2 o o o o l.
Washingtons. 0 0 / 0 o.
Base hits-Indianapolis. 10, washngtoDs, u
rrors-Indianapolis, / Washmgtons 3. Earned
runs-Indianapous, 2 Washingtons L. Bat
teries-Healey and Arundel. Whitney and Dealey
AT DETROIT.
Innings. 2 3 rs o
Detroits ....... 40 2 l o o o 5-1e
Bostons. ............0 o 2 1 0 2 l.
Base hits-Detroits, 10; Bostons, IS. Errors
Detrolts, ! Bostons, 8. Earned runs-Detroits
10; Bostons, g. Batteries Getzein, Twltchel
and Briody; Conway and Tate.
At Philadelphia-Th Philadelphia-Pitts
burg game was postponed on account Of
rain.
rANrnrNf. M, .rtrrr ~ T,TONsr rpAr,rr
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of good audience, considering the intense
heat-9S degrees above zero. Rev. I. Ger
rish delivered an appropriate address. He
also delivered an interesting lecture at the
North church in the evening, on "The war
as a soldier saw it,
Suicide at Fairfield.
FAIRFIELD, July 5-Mrs. David Simpson
committed suicide by hanging today. In
sanity was the cause.
Found In the River.
BIDDEFoRD, July 5.-The body OF Joseph
Bourgalt, missing since Saturday, was found
in the river today.
Death OF Gardner Paine.
GoRHAM, N. H., July 5.-Gardner
Paine, prominent citizen of Berlin Falls,
died today.
Trip of Burnside Post.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 5.-Burnside
Post of Auburn, Me-, was further enter
tanned by Prescott Post with a sail down
the bay and clambake at Oakland Beach.
The visitors left for home this afternoon.
Trotting at Phillips.
PHILLIPS, July 5.-In the races at Phillips
yesterday tide free for all was won by Katie
b., owned by w. E. Hutchinson of Dixfeld.
Best time 2.4oa.
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other Games Nnonday.

At Fryeburg- -Fryeburgs, IA; Conways, 8.
At Bangor-BGngors, III Beacons of Bos-
ton, 4.
At Cleveland morning)-Clevelands Z;
Brooklyns, Z. Afternoon - Clevelands, s.;
Brooklyns, 2.
AT Cincinnati morning)-BatinOre 8;
Cineinnatis, 2. Afternoon -Cineinnatis, IL
Baltimores, 6.
At Louisville - The Athletic Louisville
game was prevented by rain in the morning.
Aftenoon-Louisviles IL; Athletics, 3.
At st. Louis (morning)-St. Louis, IS
Metrcpolitans. 2. Afternoon-St Louis, 20
MetrODOlitans 3
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BASE BALL.
New England League
GAME TODAY.

The Portlands will play the Lynns this
afternoon, and it is expected that Devlin
will be in the box for the visitors. The
Portlands win put in their best team. Play
begins at o'clock.
PoRTLANDs, IA; sALEMs, 6.
The Portlands defeated the Salems Mon
day forenoon by a score Of Il to 6. 1t was a
heavy batting game and the fielding of both
clubs was excellent, the Salem's battery
being responsible for all but one of their
errors. Small pitched for Portland and
Jones for Salem. The features of the game
were fine catch Of foul fly by Hatfield
for safe hit. The score tells the rest of the
story:
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Notes.

Games today-Lynn at Portland, Lowell
at Haverhill, Manchester at Lawrence, and
Salem at Boston.
AT a special meeting Of the New England
League at Boston, Tuesday evening, Thomas
e. Rafferty, of Lynn and G. III. Marston of
Btockton were elected on the substitute list
of umpires. Matters pertaining to the fu-
ture existence Of the league were thoroughly
talked over, after which the meeting adj
iourned.
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ennalons for Malne peonla

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The following pen.
sions were granted to Maine people today:
AbiGail, mother Of Eben y. Vose. original
Ki ngfcd.
James Paul EockpOrt.
John DeGrey, TOgus
David s, Thomas, North Auburn.
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TI,f PORTLAXp DAILy rkEsS,

Published every day tsuncays excepted by th+
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.
AT a7 EACAASa STREET. PORTLAND. MI .
TKisMs Eight Dollars Year TO mail sui :
scribers. Seven Dollars fear.i paid IN auVaile
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PORTLAND PUBLISHING GO.
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OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Maine State League.

The sixth game in the Maine State League
series was played Saturday, with the follow
ing result: Rocklands, II; Bangors, 6. The
seventh game was played at Rockland Mon
day. Result: Belfasts. s; Rocklands, 3.
Yesterdays game was played at Bangor, as
follows: Bangors. 20; Belfasts. l.
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FIRE AND sEETHINc OIL.
Another Town Without Fire Depart
ment Is Burned to the cround-A
Life Lost and $3.50, 900 Worth of
Property Destroyed.

ERIE, Pa, July 5.-Repolts from Claren-
don say fire. proke.out simultaneously in
two different places The fire department
waf unable to cope with the flames. BY the
time assistance arrived the water works
and engines were unable TO go into service.
The entire town was destroyed but 1t is i'm
possible to give list of the losses more than
an estimate. There are 100 people home
less, and over 3CJ buildings were burned
Relief trains are running to Clarendon as
the people are without food and have no
means TO procure it. Hundreds escaped in
their night clothes. One man, unknown,
was burned to death. Fifty derricks and
over 1C1 oilltanks were burned. All tee-
graphic communication is cut off.
sEcoND DIsPATcHl
ERIE, Pa, July 5.-The area burned over
at Clarendon comprised twenty acres. The
only building of consequence saved was the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad depot. The
value of the buildings burned is placed at
$350000 The insurance is small. The first
fire broke out in planning mill. and the sec
ond in John Mahoney's Hotel. Two weeks
ago liquor licenses were refused to all appli-
eants in Warren county aud Mahoney
threatened to burn the town if the decision
was not revoked in two weeks. Mahoney
disappeared. A warrant for his arrest was
sworn out and he was found today, hiding in
the woods, and to prevent lynching he was
taken to Warren jail.
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rhE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. July G.
The indications for New England are
local rains, lsoutherly winds, shifting TO
northerly, higher temperature in the eastern
portion, and stationery in the western por-
ton.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 8, 1887.
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PoRTLANps. 15; sALEMs. 11.

In the afternoon Clarkson started in to
pitch for Portland and the visitors lined the
ball out in great shape in the first inning
and earned four runs. After that he held
them down well till the fifth, when the heat
overcame him and he was obliged to retire.
Lynch would not allow another man to come
in, so Hatfield went into the box. lie was
rather wild, and the visitors secured three
runs in the sixth and three more in the
eighth. Demaris pitched for Salem and was
batted very hard, 10 Of the Portlands' 10
runs being earned The Salems repeated
the morning exhibition of good fielding, but
the Portlands did not do so well, although
the most of the errors were due to the chang
ing about Of the men. Clarkson made a
home run. Following is the score:
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neck, Small, Lovely, Leighton. Three base hits
Dickerson, Thayer, Sch0eneck OBrien, Flana-
gan, Jones. First base on called balls Hatfield
~, Thayer (2). Hit by pitched ball-Flanagan.
First base ON errors-P0rtlands 2; Salems, 0.
Struck out-Andrus, Jones. Wild pitches-Jones,
/: Passed balls-Thayer. 1; Ladeau, g. Double
plays-Ladeau and Flanagan; Lufbery and
Spence; DAWN and Thayer. Left on bases-Port-
lands, 10; Salems, 9. Time-2 hours 10 minutes.
Umpire-Lynch.
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Mean daily bar. a0.I4 Maximum ther....77.s
Mean daily ther..71.7 Minimum ther. go
Mean daily d'wpt.64.3 Max. vel wind. 10 S
Mean daily hum. .7S.8 Total precip...... %
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What betting there was was at even mon
The Judges for Bowdoin were L. a. Curti S
of Boston. and A. II. Brown OF Boston; for
Cornell Charles 5. Francis Of Troy, n. T.,
and q. G. tPsotta, an undergraduate. The
Cornells won the choice of position and took
the Shrewsbury side of the lake.
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COLBY UNIVERSITY.
The Interesting Exercises OF Com
nencement Week.
Presentation Day, Junior Exhibition
and Class Day.
Memorial Sermon to Prof. Charles
e. Hamiin.

WATERvILLE, July "a large crowd was
in attendance at the Presentation Day, exer-
cises, Monday afternoon, with the following
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programmed:
oration-The American Scholar. w. B. seekland
Poem-A Dream. ..........-...-....'..C; ii; Pepper
hlstory.... ~. .. lltoh
Sir Baldhead-a Comb b........---.....St Stewart
'S3s sDigaity-Cigarettes. tes.................: Shaw
Sutan-Crazy Fan.....-......,.......... Sucking
Guiutrists-Tin Pan. .............. Lor1mer
Graceful Man-Eye Glass............... Galbert
Little Joker-Three Cornered File. ..R. j. Tilton
Scientific Man-TOy Locomotive. .Bralnard
Future Father of his Country -Hatchet. .Pulsifer
Coming Sophs, Enormous Squirtgun.
Many of the alumni are here, and others
interested in the college, among whom may
be mentioned, A. X. p. Small, d. d., Port
land; w. II. Alden, d. d., Portsmouth; Hon.
]. II. DrGmmond, Ex-Governor Plaisted,
Prof. o. S. Stevens, d. D., Rev. j. Kicker,
d. D.; Hon. VIM Wilson, Hallowell; Ron.
Moses Giddiugs, Bangor; Rev. G. b. nlsley,
Bangor; Rev. f. W. Brakeman, d. D., Chel
sea, Mass; Rev. VIM. 7. Chase, d. D., of
Minneapolis; Hon. Judge Bonney, Portland.
Junior Exhibition.
The Junior exhibition occurred at the
church, Monday evening, with the following
programme:
Money and Politics.. ;. Royal jeremiah Tilton
The Drama of the Middle Ages. ;...:...
Walter Brazier Seeking
Two Graves at st. Helena ......sLillian Fletcher
Realism in Fiction. on......:..-..., Mary Editn Farr
The Indian. james Augustus Pulsifer
Lessons from Nature. Hattie Edith Merrill
Charles Stuart Parnell -. Carl Edward Holbrook
a National University Henry Fletcher
The Appreciation OF the Beautiful. .
Alice Elizabeth Sawtell
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PoRrLANDs.

Earned runs-Portlands. 10; Salems, 6. Two
base hits-Dickerson, DAWN, Schoeneck (2)
DickeTson, Duffey of Portland, Leighton. Home
run Clarkson. First base on called balls-An-
drus ~, Hatfield (2), Thayer Lovely O'Brien
Portlands, Il Salens. g. Struck out-Davin
Carkson, Lovely. Wild pltcnes-Hatfeld. I; ;
CTlarkson, I. Passed balls-ihayer, z; Duney, 5
kenney, 1. Double plays-Duffy, OBrien ana
FLANAGAN; Clarkson and Lpfbery; Sehoeneek
ana Inayer Left on bases-Portlands, 8 Salems,
TO- Time-2 hours 25 minutes. Umpire-Lynch
Following are the other games played in
the New England League Monday;
AT LYNN.
Forenoon-Lynns, IA: Blues, IA. Base
hits-Lynns, 20; Blues, IL. Errors-Lynns,
II; Blues, 21. Pitehers-Deylin and Burke
Al LOWELL.
-Manchesters, 70; Lowells, g.
Base hits-Manehesters II; Lowells, H.
Errors Manehesters, Z; Lowells, 7. Pitchers
Person and Doyle.
AT BOSTON.
Afternoon-Blues Is; Lynns, T. Base
hits-Blues, 10; Lynns, 10. Errors-Blues,
10; Lvnns, l2. Pitchers-Clare and Gardner
ana henry.
AT MANCHESTER.
Afternoon-Manc s.; Lowells, Z.
Base hlts-Manchesters, IL; Lowels 10.
Errors-M -Manchesters, .; Lowells, 6. Pitch
ers-McDermott and Burns.
AT LAWRENCE.
fternoon-Lawrences 81; Haverhills, 3.
Base hits-Lawrences, %; Haverhills, 9.
Frrors-Lawrences, Z; Haverhills, 81. Pitch
ers-Fitzgerald and Yingling, Laliv and Doe.
AT HAvERHILL.
Morning -Haverhills, "a; Lawrences, IL.
Base hits-Haverhills, 2l Lawrences, 20.
Errors-Hayerhills. 16; Lawrences, %
Pitcbers-Lally and Fitzgerald and Done
van.
The following rames wera lnlaxed In thn
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NORWAY, July 5-Nathan w. Mileit. one
of the prosperous farmers of this town, was
killed by an infuriatcd bull Monday morn
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TcoNcLUDED ON FOURTH rAGE.1
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pusr TO pusr.
The Death OF Hon. Anson p. Morrill,
In Augusta.
End of Long and Useful life.
Obituary Of Man Who VIII Lore be
Remembered.

Ex-Governor Anson r. Morriildied at Tia
m. Monday at his home In Augusta. lie
was unconscious at the time Of his death.
Those present were his sister, Mrs. Black
well, his daughter, Mrs. G. w. Goddard, and
Mrs. Huntoon, his grandson, Anson NJ. God
dard, Esq, and granddaughter His
daughter, Mrs. II. NJ. Mills, is on her way
from California to Augusta The body will
be embalmed, and the funeral will occur
Thursday at 11.3O a. IN. Rev. Mr.. Whitman,
pastor of the Winthrop street UniyeIsalist
church, Of which Mr.. Morrill, was a member,
win Oficiate.
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Earned rnns-PortIands, 4; Saems, 5. Two
base hts-Dickerson, Hatfield, Thayer, Schoe-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-12
A Short War Story.

I heard story the other day about the
late Delegate Raymond, of Dakota, who
died early in the year, which is quite ro-
mantle. He was the last man to see Gen.
eral Mcpherson alive at the battle of At
lanta. He was just in the act of delivering
a message to the General when the party
of Confederate horsemen came upon them,
and Mcpherson was shot down and. Ray
mond was taken prisoner and sent to An
Jacksonville. After he had been there q
year or SO there was an exchange of pris-
oners, and the whole body of men in the
prison were assembled in line to hear read
the list of those who were to be exchanged.
Those whose names were read were or
dered to answer "Here" and step forward.
When the officer in charge was going over
the roster he called out the name Of one
who had died the night before. Raymond
had the presence of mind to answer Here"
in the place Of the dead man and stepped
forward, and although his deception was
Immediately discovered by his fellow
prisoners they were all too generous to
give him away. lie was exchanged under
the name of his dead comrade, returned
North, and re- entered the army.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-12
General sedgwick's Death.

L desire to correct Comrade n. T. An
drews, Sixteenth Maine, says Trib-
'ae correspondent. He claims to have
seen General Sedgwick hit; that he
saw hlm taken from his horse, and heard
him utter his last words. General Sedg-
wick was struck by ball while on foot, d.
rectly in rear of tho left of the Fourteenth
New Jersey, First Brigade, Third Division,
Sixth Corps, and never uttered one word
after receiving the fatal shot.
Our regiment at that time was support
ing section of the First Massachusetts
Battery. My company OBJ was Oh the left,
and Company G on the right of the two
pieces OF the battery. The earthworks on
that point formed an angle. What regi-
ment joined us on our left 1 cannot now
say, but its right was as near to the spot
where General Sedgwicl1 fell as was nv
company. The words uttered by the la
mented Sedgwick can remember as we'll
as though it were but yesterday.
About the time General Sedgwick came
toward the front a member of Company G.
was moving in STOPPING position toward
his company. In the breastworks. Sedg-
wick, noticing the comrade, smiled, and
playfully raised his foot toward the eau
tious comrade, saying pleasantly and good
humoredly:
What are you lodging for? They can
not hit an elephant that far"
Just as our noble and beloved old COM
mander uttered these words he received the
fatal shot, and fell not more than TWENTY
five feet from our rear.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-12
Hospital Treatment.

The following is a story related to ME q
few days since by an old "yet':
The hospital is at its best about as I'M
comfortable quarters as soldier ordinarily
finds, for several reasons: First, If he is
in the hospital he is unable TO be any
where else, as rule, which alone is not
a yerv comfortable situation. But, to make
a bad matter worse, if a man is in the hos
pital, he must take his regular dose, y
which is dealt out to him by an ignoramus
of physician e. without any regard to
what his disease may be, very much ottener
than by one skilled in his profession.
Such was the case in tho hospital where
nursed for while. And the poor SUI
fering boys were saved many bitter dose
that could in no possible way do them any
good Except, perhaps, by the enervatin!g
thought that they would not have to swal,
low ii. and often did much harm. had
not the heart nor the will to enforce the
doctors orders when it was plainly evident
that it was harming the poor fellows.
One great, strong, capable-looklng man
when we'll, John Allen by name, whom the
begged hard to be allowed to die IN
peace. Medicine was still issued to him,
but not dose of it did l give him after
the doctor was out of sight. l did oil l
could to make him comfortable while ,! ne
might stay with US. But he did not o1e'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-12

more than repays all the cost of planting
and caring for these simple agents Of
ornamentation.
IN order to preserve, improve, and ex-
tend our existing forests, which should be.
made valuable for timber, first, constant
succession of young growing trees of the
best varieties should be kept up. To do
this it is necessary to allow no stock to
run in woodlands for purpose Of forage.
The little food they secure is no compen-
sation for the fine young trees annually
destroyed, loss that it requires years to
repair. Second, greater precautions should
be taken against fire. The best means of
protection is to have nothing in the woods
but green, vigorous growing timber.
Forest fires are mainly supported and
spread by means Of dead material. How
ever expensive, all debris should be re-
moved from small plantations, and if this
fire in forest than in field of growing
corn.
Wood lots should be thinned moderately
and judiciously. Trees should stand close
together in order to force an upward
growth. All worthless varieties should be
removed at once. The valuable sorts may
De encouraged to grow tall by trimming off
the lower branches when they begin to
overcrewd. Cut out the superfluous speci-
mems. Cut them in early spring and the
stems will throw up new shoots which will
grow with great rapidity and be valuable
Tor garden stakes, hoop poles, and the like.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-12

are opening, correspondent writes that
ne places cornstalks between the rows
f'ght up under the plants. After the fruit
Is gathered he takes up the stalks. This
IS no great task in small patch. He then
Keeps the ground hoed and clean all sum-
mer, cutting off all runners that come be-
tween the rows, but letting the plants
grow together in the row if they will.
Inc second year is the great year in
strawberry culture. The above correspond
eht does not hoe much after the second
seasons crop, is out. If, however, he de-
sires to get few hundred plants for set
ting out new bed, he forks up piece be-
tween the rows and manu:es it we'll, pegs
down the first plants that appear and
punches the runner back so that it pro
duces but one plant. Then he has beauti-
ful plants for the September setting.
=, Michigan apple grower recommends
the practice of spraying apple trees with
farls green to preserve the fruit from
worms. Sprayed on just after the bios
SONS fall, the poison seems to kill off the
Or brood of moths that survive the winter.
The brood is small, the main damage be-
ing done by the later hatchings. There is
danger of injury to the trees by the use Of
too strong solutions. One pound to fifty
gallons of water is the maximum, though
half the quantity is often sufficient. Do
not allow the spray to be blown back
against the face of the operator.
This is no special art in summer pruning
grapes. Simply do not allow any shoots
to grow that you do not want to retain next
year. 60 over the plants occasionally and
rub out with the finger and thumb the
sprouts you do not want. This is particu.
larry desirable in young vines, and is. in
fact. all there is to summer pruning of
grapes.
In layering, the slit should be made in
the plant on the upper portion, SO that the
branch can be thrust into the ground and
rammed in as tight as you like, with no
peg, or danger of breaking, and the branch
will stay upright Of its own accord, with
out all the stalking and extra labor set
forth in the gardeners manuals.-Gar-
deners' MOnthIv.